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Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia names Daria Torres as its first Executive in Residence

Daria Torres
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
... President sidney@philanthropynetwork.org 215-790-9700 x4 (Philadelphia, PA, April 9, 2019) Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia is pleased to announce Daria Torres, Managing Partner of the Walls Torres Group, as its first Executive in ...

The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Redlining by Another Name: What the Data Says to Move from Rhetoric to Action

Published: 
12/2019
... (ABFE) , recently conducted a study to learn how leaders of Black-led social change organizations in the United States and U.S. Territories describe their ... for Black-led social change by advocating for much greater philanthropic investment — BSCFN has developed ...

Philadelphia Foundation Announces Fund Focused on Black-Led Nonprofits Serving Black Communities in Greater Philadelphia

Philadelphia Foundation
Thursday, May 13, 2021
PhilaFound_header.jpg Press release from Philadelphia Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA (5/12/2021) – Philadelphia Foundation today announced the creation of the Black Community Leaders Fund (BCL) to fortify ... nonprofit organizations serving Black communities in Greater Philadelphia. The Fund includes an initial $1 million ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Philly Counts announce first-round of the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund grant recipients

Friday, May 21, 2021
Contact: For the City of Philadelphia: Imani Stewart-Jackson ... imani.stewartjackson@phila.gov   For Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia: Shira Hodges at ... neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia.  This is another way that we can ensure funding for community work is getting ...

What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
    Here is a round-up of recent news and developments with the City of Philadelphia's Rebuild initiative for November 2017: November ... ideas cities' are implementing to address them. What's New at Rebuild (November 2017) ...

Dwayne Wharton selected for new national leadership program to build health equity

Dwayne Wharton
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
... release, The Food Trust Wharton joins second-ever cohort of Culture of Health Leaders, assembled from across the ... at the center of every aspect of life. Along the way, he will develop high-level leadership skills through ... boards of  The Kynett Foundation ,  Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia  and Bridging the Gaps Community Health ...

Pew Announces $1.85M to Strengthen the Free Library of Philadelphia and Improve Access to Drexel University’s Atwater Kent Collection

Free Library of Philadelphia
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that ... Philadelphia-area organizations recover from the impacts of COVID-19 and to preserve and highlight the region’s ... of the collection’s artifacts and, importantly, fund a new community lending program that will bring hundreds of ...

The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Case Statement

Published: 
03/2017
... Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change intends to spark new energy to vitalize and strengthen the infrastructure for ... Network (BSCFN) , an initiative forged by the leadership of ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities ... organizations. The case statement, co-authored by ABFE President and CEO Susan Taylor Batten and Hill-Snowdon ...

Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens: A Practice Guide

Published: 
11/2019
... Justice Lens: A Practical Guide centers the perspectives of racial justice activists first, and then of funders working on change in their institutions, to ... justice. This guide will be most useful to an audience of grantmakers who have already made or are close to making ...

2018 Diversity Among Philanthropic Professionals Report

Published: 
11/2019
... for LGBTQ Issues set out to survey the board and staff of foundations in order to identify how many LGBTQ people ... and gender identity but also to inquire about a range of personal identifiers. With the inaugural Diversity Among ... and disability status. This report lays out the results of the DAPP survey in aggregate form. The results of the DAPP ...

Black Community Leaders Fund: Q&A with Philadelphia Foundation's Phil Fitzgerald

Philadelphia Foundation
Friday, May 21, 2021
PhilaFound_header.jpg Following the launch of the Black Community Leaders Fund on May 13th, we asked Philadelphia Foundation's Phil Fitzgerald, Executive Director ... nonprofit organizations serving Black communities in Greater Philadelphia. We know from our own work in the ...

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy

Diversity of Asset Managers in Philanthropy
Published: 
02/2020
... In response to frequent questions from a variety of stakeholders into the performance of the charitable sector ... investments managed by investment firms based in the United States, amounting to $63.95 billion in invested assets ... and minority-owned; thus, the sum of the two figures is greater than $8.62 billion.5 The average foundation invests ...

What’s Race Got to Do With It? Equity and Philanthropic Evaluation Practice

Published: 
10/2018
An increasing number of foundations are embracing racial equity/equity as a core value, and it is influencing how they see ... philanthropy and evaluation, deepens our understanding of how philanthropic evaluation practice may unintentionally ...

ComNet19: Lessons on Building a Community of Communicators

ComNet19
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
... Foundation and asked him to meet for lunch. The result of this lunch conversation was the recognition that there ... ComNet was able to set the tone in a simple but effective way. Define your values and celebrate them The Communications ... and in 2012 was selected as an Emerging Leader by the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. ...
22Sep2021

Setting the Table: Internal Equity Work

Wednesday, September 22, 2021
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Video Conference
... the proverbial table to explore ideas at the intersection of philanthropy, racial equity, and social justice, with ... Community Fund Centering Community Voice Blueprint from United Way for Southeastern Michigan and Detroit Future City BIPOC ...
16Jul2020

Philanthropy’s Imperative: How to Discuss White Supremacy with Staff, Boards, and Nonprofit Partners

Thursday, July 16, 2020
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Video Conference
... point for deeper reflection and work with the goal of liberation for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities? Join Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia in welcoming Marcus Walton , President and CEO, ...
07Oct2020

Setting the Table: Reimagining Wealth & Capitalism

Wednesday, October 7, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Video Conference
... by Sidney Hargro , President, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Marcus Walton , CEO, Grantmakers for ... invites guests to the virtual table to discuss a range of issues at the intersection of philanthropy, racial equity ...

Your board isn’t diverse enough

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
... Julie Zeglen, Staff.    Nationally, the diversity of nonprofit boards hasn't increased in two decades. But some ... about the issue of board and leadership diversity within Philadelphia nonprofits and foundations, partially because ... and gender-nonconforming folks. It’s homogenous in a way, but it also features a mix of former grantees, people ...
04Dec2017

Personal Fights for Equity & Diversity

Monday, December 4, 2017
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Philadelphia, PA
... through adversity to continue to incorporate our values of equity and diversity into our work. We will consider not ... will include: Phil Fitzgerald Director of Grantmaking, The Philadelphia Foundation   Peter Van Do Director, Pan-Asian ... and is presented in partnership with Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia. Please contact philly@epip.org with any ...

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